REO – Investment Sale – Day Ave, Miami, FL

CASE STUDY

REO SALE
Miami, FL
Single Family Rental

The primary collateral was located in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami. The asset was initially included in an FDIC portfolio purchase by an investment fund. The sale was a part of the fund asset manager’s attempt to dispose of the smaller, remaining distressed assets left from their previous purchases.

Challenges

Significant deferred maintenance - stolen appliances, water damage and general neglect at the time of sale. Signs of intrusion and squatting in one of the units.

Collateral included a duplex, the adjacent lot and an additional lien on the borrower’s permanent residence not adjacent or proximate to the fee simle assets.

Delinqent property taxes - Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts was preparing to sell the tax deed.

Building code enforcement liens on the duplex.

Solution

Due to the condition of the property, the liens and the additional land, we ran an online auction process to allow end users and SFR investors to compete with developers. This process was used to maximize market competition to push pricing.

Multiple group showings of the duplex were conducted to fully disclose the condition of the units, as well as promote discussion between the potential buyers. Interaction between buyers generated excitement for the event, as well as pricing discussions which were relayed back to the seller.

All event participants were locally based in the Miami area, and the top bidder was a developer.